Communication Design (including Graphic Design) touches the life of every person. It is central to how we construct and convey meaning. Gain a robust working knowledge of print design, information design, branding, and dynamic media (user experience design).
This course is an exploration of how typographic techniques and principles are used for effective visual communications through professional typesetting, typographic layout, and expressive use of type. Students build skills for creating cohesive typographic systems, information hierarchy, and typographic grids. Prerequisites: working knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. For Graphic … Read more
Start Date
09/06
Meeting Day
Wednesdays
End Date
12/13
Faculty
Alisa Aronson
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
Students apply knowledge of foundational design and typographic principles to produce effective visual communications for a targeted audience. The designer’s role and responsibilities including the development of design content and designing for user needs as well as client goals are explored. Prerequisites: Foundations of Graphic Design, and a working knowledge … Read more
Start Date
09/07
Meeting Day
Thursdays and Saturdays
End Date
10/19
Faculty
Teresita Olson
Time
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Credits
2
Students apply skills for concept development, visual design, and user-centered thinking to design projects of moderate complexity for both print and interactive media. Prerequisites: Graphic Design 1, Intermediate Typography; students should also have completed UX Design (or be taking it at the same time) or have some background in User … Read more
Start Date
09/07
Meeting Day
Thursdays
End Date
12/14
Faculty
Damon Jones
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
This class is fully enrolled.
Students are introduced to visual principles, as the basis of graphic design communication, and elements and issues of visual language. The course covers the manipulation of graphic form to convey meaning, strategies for idea generation and development of unique concepts, and the designer’s role as visual storyteller. Prerequisites: drawing skills, … Read more
Start Date
09/11
Meeting Day
Mondays
End Date
12/11
Faculty
Alisa Aronson
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
Thinking about a career in graphic design? Do you currently “dabble” in graphic design for personal projects? Have you found yourself designing flyers, webpages, brochures or other graphic design work professionally without any design training? This one-day workshop is specifically targeted for those with no graphic design background, to understand what makes a design “work” visually … Read more
Start Date
10/14
Meeting Day
Saturday
End Date
10/14
Faculty
Alisa Aronson
Time
9:30am–3:30pm
Credits
0
This 7-week course gives students having little to no experience with the Adobe Creative Cloud the key concepts and techniques they need to begin working with the software. Students will gain the core skills required in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to establish a solid foundation for using the software … Read more
Start Date
10/26
Meeting Day
Thursdays
End Date
12/14
Faculty
Jason Fairchild
Time
6:30pm–9:30pm
Credits
0